- abundance
- noun Date: 14th century 1. an ample quantity ; profusion 2. affluence, wealth 3. relative degree of plentifulness <>
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Abundance — may refer to: * Abundance (economics), the opposite of scarcity * Abundance (ecology), the relative representation of a species in a community * Abundance (programming language), a Forth like computer programming language * Abundance, a property… … Wikipedia
Abundance — A*bun dance ([.a]*b[u^]n dans), n. [OE. (h)abundaunce, abundance, F. abondance, L. abundantia, fr. abundare. See {Abound}.] An overflowing fullness; ample sufficiency; great plenty; profusion; copious supply; superfluity; wealth: strictly… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
abundance — ► NOUN 1) a very large quantity. 2) the state of having a very large quantity; plentifulness: vines grew in abundance. 3) the amount of something present in a particular area, volume, or sample. ORIGIN Latin abundantia, from abundare overflow … English terms dictionary
abundance — index boom (prosperity), bulk, plethora, prosperity, quantity, quorum, spate, store ( … Law dictionary
abundance — (n.) mid 14c., from O.Fr. abondance and directly from L. abundantia fullness, plenty, noun of state from abundantem (nom. abundans), prp. of abundare to overflow (see ABOUND (Cf. abound)) … Etymology dictionary
abundance — [n] great amount or supply affluence, ampleness, bounty, copiousness, fortune, myriad, opulence, plenitude, plenty, plethora, profusion, prosperity, prosperousness, riches, thriving, wealth; concepts 710,767 Ant. dearth, deficiency, inadequacy,… … New thesaurus
abundance — [ə bun′dəns] n. [ME aboundaunce < OFr abondaunce < L abundantia < prp. of abundare: see ABOUND] 1. a great supply; more than sufficient quantity 2. great plenty; wealth … English World dictionary
abundance — n. 1) an abundance of (there was an abundance of water power) 2) in abundance (we had food in abundance) 3) of abundance (a life of abundance) * * * [ə bʌndəns] of abundance (a life of abundance) an abundance of (there was an abundance of water… … Combinatory dictionary
abundance — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ great, rich, sheer ▪ We were amazed by the sheer abundance of food. ▪ relative ▪ high, low … Collocations dictionary
abundance — a|bun|dance [əˈbʌndəns] n [singular, U] a large quantity of something abundance of ▪ an abundance of wavy red hair in abundance ▪ One quality the team possessed in abundance was fighting spirit … Dictionary of contemporary English
abundance — a|bun|dance [ ə bʌndəns ] noun uncount FORMAL a very large quantity of something: abundance of: The lake attracts an abundance of wildlife. in abundance: The evidence is there in abundance. ─ opposite SCARCITY … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
